Snow removal apparatus



Oct. 10, 1939.

F. J. ROBARGE 2,175,542

snow REMOVAL APPARATUS Filed March 7, 1939 Patented Oct. 10, 1939 I 2,175,542

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,175,542 SNOW REMOVAL APPARATUS Floyd John Robargc, Gloversville, N. Y., asslgnor of one-half to Paul Prevot, Glovcrsville, N Y.

Application March v, 1939, Serial No. 260,448 9 Claims. (01. 314:

This invention relates to a snow removing apthe tips of the blades will travel in a path adjaparatus, and more particularly to a novel machine cent to the front edge of the hood II. for use in removing snow from sidewalks and Adischarge chute ll extends laterally from the driveways. top portion of the casing for the purpose of direct- One of the objects of the invention is to provide ing the snow to one side of the machine as the a snow removing apparatus of the type employing snow is removed.

a rotary fan wheel combined with a rotary brush Immediately to the rear of the casing 6, the which will sweep clean to the surface of the walk frame is provided with depending brackets I1 and force the swept snow into a position where it which pivotally support the medial portions of may be picked up by the fan wheel and dislevers it, the front ends of which form journals 1 charged from the machine. for the shaft is of a horizontally disposed cylin- Another object is to supply a snow removal apdrical brush 2| arranged immediately behind the paratus of the above character in which the rolower edge of the rear wall of the casing. The tary brush is yieldingly'mounted so thatit may brush is driven in a clockwise direction by the conform to the ground surface and yet always following means. A bevel gear 2| fixed to the I tend to move bodily toward said surface. shaft 5 drives a bevel gear 22 fixed to the inner with the foregoing objects outlined and with end of a counter-shaft 23 which may be rotatably other objects in view which will appear as the supported in brackets 24 fixed to the rear wall of description proceeds, the invention consists in the the casing. A sprocket wheel 25 fixed to the novel features hereafter described in detail, illusouter end of the counter-shaft, drives a sprocket tratedin the accompanying drawing, and more chain 26 which in turn drives a sprocket wheel 21 particularly pointed out in the appended claims. fixed to the brush shaft II.

In the drawing: For the purpose of yieldingly holding the brush Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a snow in contact with the surface to be cleaned, the rear 85 removal apparatus provided with my improveend of each lever II is connected by a coil spring ments. II to the frame I.

Fig. .2 is a side elevation of the same. A transversely extending hood 28 projects from Referring to the drawing in detail, 3 designates the rear wall of the casingover and downwardly the frame of the apparatus which is mounted on at the rear of the brush so as to compel snow 30 wheels, the front wheels 4 being illustrated and swept by the brush tomove forwardly into a posi- 30 the rear wheels not shown. tion where it may be reached and lifted by the The front end of the shaft 5 extends into a caspaddles I! of the wheel l2. ing 6 having a transversely extending closed rear In operation, the engine will drive the shaft 5 wall 1 supporting a hearing I in which the shaft in a clockwise direction so that the blades I! 'will as is journaled. cut the snow as the machine travels forward. 3

The casing is open at the bottom and provided The snow disturbed by the blades will enter the with combined side and top walls I of substancasing i and come in contact with the paddles l3 tially inverted U-shape. A front wall ll of inwhich will lift the same and force it out through verted U-shape has its outer edge secured to the the chute ll. As the machine travels forward,

40 wall lin a plane arranged about midway between the cylindrical brush II will sweep the surface 40 the front and rear edges of the wall 9, and owing snow into a position where it may also be lifted to the skeleton formation of the front wall, snow by the paddles and thrown from the machine. may travelinto the casing where it will be acted From the foregoing it is believed that the conupon by a fan wheel I I fixed to the front end porstruction, operation and advantages of my invention of the shaft I. The fan wheel preferably tion may be readily understood, and I am aware 45 consists of a disc I! having radial blades l3 fixed that changes may be made in the details disclosed, toits front surface, and such wheel rotates in the without departing from the spirit of the invenchamber between the front and rear walls II and tion, asexpressed in the claims.

1 respectively. What I claim and desire to secure by Letters so 'Ihe wall projects forwardly from the front Patent is: wall I I in the form of an inverted U-shaped hood 1. In a snow removing apparatus, a casing hav- Il that is adapted to guide snow into the casing I. ing an open front, an open bottom and a dis- Bnow cutting blades Ii are fixed to the forward charge chute, a rotary paddle wheel arranged and of the shaft and incline f wardly and outin the casing and adapted to convey snow entersgwardiyfromthefrontendcftheshaftsothat ingthefrontofthecasingandtodlschargethe through said chute, a rotary described, comprising same through said chute, and a rotary brush positioned at the bottom portion of the casing and arranged to sweep snow into the casing through the open bottom of the same.

2. In a snow removing apparatus, a casing having an open front, an open bottom and a dis-. charge chute, a rotary paddle wheel arranged in the casing and adapted to convey snow entering the front of the casing and to discharge the same brush positioned at the bottom portion of the casing and arranged to sweep snow into the casing through the open bottom of the same, and means for yieldingly urging the brush bodily downward.

3. In a snow removing apparatus, a casing having an open front and a discharge chute, a rotary paddle wheel arranged in the casing and adapted to convey snow entering the front of the casing and to discharge the same through said chute, a rotary brush arranged at the bottom portion of the casing and adapted to sweep snow toward the casing, and a hood for the brush extending rearwardly from the casing over downwardly at the rear of the same. I

4. A snow removing apparatus of the character described, comprising a wheel supported frame, acasing arranged at the front end of the frame and having an open front, an open bottom and a lateral discharge chute, a driven shaft extending into the casing, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and operating in the casing, a substantially cylindrical rotary brush arranged at the rear of the casing immediately behind the open bottom of the same, and means for driving said brush from the shaft to cause the brush to sweep snow toward the open bottom of the casing.

5. A snow removing apparatus of the character a wheel supported frame, a casing arranged at the front end of the frame and having an open front, an open bottom and a lateral discharge chute, a driven shaft extending into the casing, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and operating in the casing, 'a substantially cylindrical rotary brush arranged at the rear of the casing immediately behind" the open bottom of the same, means for driving said brush from the shaft to cause the brush to sweep snow toward the open bottom of the casing, and a hood projecting from the casing rearwardly overand downwardly of the rear portion of the brush.

6. A snow removing apparatus of the character described, comprising a wheel supported frame, a casing arranged at the front end of the frame and having an open front, an open bottom and a lateral discharge chute, a driven shaft extending into the casing, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and operating in the-casing, a substantially cylindrical rotary brush arranged at the rear of the casing immediately behind the open bottom of the same, means for driving said brush from the shaft to cause the brush to sweep snow toward the open bottom of the casing. and means including a spring for yieldingly urging the brush downwardly.

'7. In a snow removing apparatus, a wheel supported frame, a casing arranged at the forward end of said frame,

said casing comprising a rear the brush and wall, combined side and top walls of substantially inverted -U-shape, and a front wall of substantially inverted U-shape, the outer edge of the front wall being secured to the combined side and top walls along a transverse vertical plane arranged substantially midway between the front and rear edges of the combined side and top walls, a horizontally disposed driven shaft extending through the central portion of the rear wall, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and rotatable in the casing, cutting blades fixed to the front end of the shaft and having their tips aranged to travel in a path positioned at the front edge portion of said combined side and top walls, a substantially cylindrical brush extending across the casing immediately, at the rear of the lower edge of the rear wall of the casing, and means for rotating the brush from said shaft.

8. In a snow-removing apparatus, a wheel supported frame, a casing arranged at the forward end of said frame, said casing comprising a rear wall, combined side and top walls of substantially inverted U-shape, and a front wall of substantially inverted U-shape, the outer edge of the front wall being secured to the combined side and top walls along a transverse vertical plane arranged substantially midway between the front and rear edges of the combined side and top walls, a horizontally disposed driven shaft extending through the central portion of the rear wall, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and rotatable in the casing, cutting blades fixed to the front end of the shaft and having their tips arranged to travel in a path positioned at the front edge portion of said combined side and top walls, a substantially cylindrical brush extending across the casing immediately at the rear of the lower edge of the rear wall of the casing, means for rotating the brush from said shaft, and means including a spring for yieldingly urging the brush downwardly.

9. In a snow removing apparatus, a wheel supported frame, a casing arranged at the forward end of said frame, said casing comprising a rear wall, combined side and top walls of substantially inverted U-shape, and a front wall of substantially inverted U-sh'ape, the outer edge of the front wall being secured to the combined side and top walls along a transverse vertical plane arranged substantially midway between the front and rear edges of the combined side-and top walls, a horizontally disposed driven shaft extending through the central portion of the rear wall, a paddle wheel fixed to the shaft and rotatable in the casing, cutting blades fixed to the front end of the shaft and having their tips arranged to travel in a path positioned at the front edge portion of said combined side and top walls, a substantially cylindrical brush extending across the casing immediately at the rear of the lower edge of the rear wall of the casing, means for rotating the brush from said shaft, and-a hood extending rearwardly and downwardly from the casing and projecting over and downwardly at the rear of said brush.

FLOYD JOHN ROBARGE. 

